employed? me?

Hate to even let this cat out of its bag, for fear of the jinx, but I am registered for orientation, have filled out paperwork, and have a start date.  I have a job!  and a job for which I think I will be well-suited, a job that was offered to me right at the interview, and a job I hope I will keep until I am able to retire, should that day ever come.

Not even going to say any more, except how incredibly grateful and humbled I am by this opportunity.

My life these days feels as though I am already retired.  I’ve visited, shopped, cooked, worked in the yard, had company, travelled, finished up projects, started new ones, caught up on business, watched a bunch of movies, read a buncha books, too.  It has been lovely the past two months, minus a stressor or two.  One more week till I start working, and you can bet I plan on enjoying it.

I’m going to play a round of golf for the first time (par 3) and am pretty psyched to see if my concentration can hold up for nine holes.  ’Cuz that’s what I’m told it’s all about.  Trying not to imagine needing fifty strokes to find the cup, thinking more like, well, three.  Ha-ha!  clubs bent over the knee!  That’s harder to do than it looks in the cartoons, I imagine.

Got family here today, and a birthday dinner to enjoy!  My baby is now thirty-two years old, if you can believe that.  So see ya!

I only wish these were my peonies…maybe next year.